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The United Kingdom’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) received more than $810 million in funding, to continue its 6th generation fighter-jet project.Summary
This article by Stavros Atlamazoglou, writing for 19FortyFive, makes the following points:
- The contract was awarded to Bae Systems.
- The funding will continue research and development on the Tempest’s technology.
- The UK Government announced that Italy and Japan would join forces to work on a sixth-generation fighter.
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References from the Web:
- APR 2023 BAE Systems awarded more than £600m for fighter jet project—BBC
- APR 2023 UK MoD commits multi-million-pound funding for Tempest—Defence Connect
Source Information:
- Article Source:Military, Defense & National Security News: 19FortyFive
- Media Check: 19FortyFive - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
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